FAC1 v Notts County (a) L1-2 Nov 6th 2009

English FA Cup - Round 1 - KO 19:45
Notts Co    2 (1) - 1(0) Bradford  
Hawley 45
Jackson 46
                    Michael Boulding 81
   
  At Meadow Lane on 06-11-2009  



Notts Co: Hoult ,Clapham ,Hunt ,Edwards ,Bishop ,Ravenhill ,Davies ,Ritchie (Westcarr ,78 ) ,Jackson ,Hawley (Facey ,89 ) ,Akinbiyi (Rodgers ,80)
Subs not used: Thompson,Pilkington,Daniel Jones,Hamshaw,

Bradford: Eastwood ,Rehman ,Luke O'Brien ,Bateson ,Williams ,Flynn ,Bullock ,James O'Brien (Michael Boulding ,54 ) ,Neilson ,Evans (Osborne ,46 ) ,Hanson
Subs not used Rory Boulding,Sharry,McLaughlan,Horne,Carson,

Bookings: Bishop ,Davies ,Edwards (Notts Co) Bullock ,James O'Brien ,Luke O'Brien (Bradford)

Attendance: 4213


Referee: Eddie Ilderton (Tyne & Wear)


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NOTTS COUNTY 2 CITY 1

By Simon Parker »


Two Notts County goals either side of half-time saw City stumble at the FA Cup first hurdle tonight.

After the humiliation in the league on opening day, the Bantams returned to Meadow Lane determined to provide far tougher resistance.

And for the first 44 minutes, they did just that to keep County at bay.

Simon Eastwood made a couple of excellent saves which were matched at the other end by Russell Hoult, who denied Gareth Evans and Scott Neilson.

But City's resistance was broken in first-half stoppage time when Karl Hawley netted after Eastwood had denied Ricky Ravenhill.

It got worse for the Bantams in the opening minute of the second half as Johnnie Jackson slammed in the second.

Substitute Michael Boulding pulled one back near the end. But City's first goal in three trips to Nottingham this season and a much-improved performance on previous showings was not enough to prevent a third defeat.





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Clutching at straws ....

"Notts County believe they are the bigger club !"

Attendances for this season so far - source -
http://www.emfootball.co.uk/attend.html

1st Bradford City = 11,426 ave - highest = 11,757
2nd Notts County = 8,062 ave - highest = 9,396

Even their highest crowd is significantly less than our average.

In the words of Jim Royle ... "Bigger club, My Arse!"

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'Ginger Pele' dies at just 57

By Simon Parker »


Billy Ingham, a member of City's promotion-winning squad in 1982, has died after a long illness aged 57.

Ingham played 87 games for the Bantams, scoring five times, after George Mulhall snapped him up from Burnley for £30,000 in 1980.

A tigerish central midfielder with distinctive ginger hair, team-mates from that time likened him to Billy Bremner.

Mark Ellis recalled: "He was a little battler who would tackle anything. He probably never passed the ball more than five or ten yards but he worked really hard for the team.

"He was a Bremner type of player, especially with his hair colour, and was very popular in the dressing room."

Barry Gallagher remembers someone who was always full of life.

He said: "Billy was such a bubbly lad. He was one of the real characters in the team and would always have a smile on his face.

"I was one of the youngsters coming through and he was great with giving you advice. He'd pull you to one side and suggest you do this or that – it was a great help to all the younger lads.

"Billy wasn't a big fella but he loved to get stuck in. He didn't care how big the opponent was."

City were promoted from Division Four in Ingham's second year but injury forced him to miss the final two months.

It effectively finished his professional career at the age of 29 and he was released to join Accrington before becoming a bus driver.

Before joining City, Ingham was very popular at Burnley and earned the nickname 'Ginger Pele' for a memorable goal against Chelsea at Turf Moor.

During last season's push towards the Premier League, one Burnley bakery were selling 'Ginger Pele' gingerbread men in claret and blue kits.




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  Stallard Hangs Up His Boots

Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:20 am (PST)

http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2009/11/stallard-hangs-up-his-boots/

STALLARD HANGS UP HIS BOOTS

The rise of Mark Stallard – who retired from football aged 35 today – at
Bradford City came with almost no decline.

Stallard notched up 450 appearances in his career but it is a May day in
1996 in which he swept in Ian Ormondroyd's flick down in the six yard box at
Wembley for which he enters Bradford City's history. Stallard's goal –
City's second in a 2-0 win over Notts County – completed the Bantams
turnaround from mid-table side to promotion under Chris Kamara.

Stallard joined City January 1996 from Derby County for £110,000 and scored
10 in 42 games falling between the cracks of Kamara's 42 players in one
season which saw the likes of Rob Steiner and Erik Regtop arrive at the
club. A little portly and very English in his play Stallard must have seemed
somewhat old hat. Certainly there was no long decline. He left City to join
Preston on loan and then left for Wycombe Wanderers and a career doing good
work in the lower leagues.

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EASTWOOD EYES BRADFORD STAY

Bradford City's on-loan goalkeeper Simon Eastwood wants to extend his stay
at Valley Parade until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old, who arrived from Huddersfield in the summer, is scheduled
to return to the Galpharm Stadium in January but is enjoying regular
first-team football under Bantams manager Stuart McCall.

Eastwood told the club's official website: "A lot can change in football and
I've still got 10 or 12 games left before the loan finishes, but I want to
stay and I want the fans to know that.

"I'm glad to be playing week in, week out. It's a real bonus for me and I'm
definitely the man for the job.

"I know I'm from Huddersfield, which a lot of supporters don't like, but I'm
here to play well for Bradford and that's what I want to do."

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